1st Edition
Shi'i Theology in Iran The Challenge of Religious Experience
By Ori Goldberg
Copyright 2012
224 Pages
by
Routledge
222 Pages
by
Routledge
224 Pages
by
Routledge
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Taking a theologically oriented method for engaging with historical and cultural phenomena, this book explores the challenge, offered by revolutionary Shi’i theology in Iran, to Western conventions on theology, revolution and religion’s role in the creation of identity. Offering a stringent critique of current literature on political Islam and on Iran's 1979 Islamic Revolution, the author... Read more
Introduction Part I: Metaphor and Identity 1. The Discursive Personality 2. Stuck in the Middle with You 3. A Double Edged Sword Part II: Anxiety and Discourse 4. Theology and Duality 5. Mediated Deliverance Part III: Faith 6. Wheel within a Wheel 7. Faith as Core and Structure 8. Silence Fraught with Meaning. Conclusion
Biography
Ori Goldberg teaches courses on the Middle East and Monotheistic religions at Tel Aviv University, and his research interests lie in the relationship between faith and politics.
'One excellent feature of the book is its determination to see Islamic theology as more than just a reflection of the hackneyed modernity vs. tradition dichotomy... It is also well situated within its particular Iranian context, with an acute purview of the cultural and political context within which its main thinkers operated.' - Ori Goldberg; Journal of Shi’a Islamic Studies, vol. 6, no. 3 (2013).
